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A former lawmaker in Iran has suggested that the government should put the future of the nuclear deal and support for Russia's war in Ukraine to a referendum.

Antigovernment protests in Iran continued Sunday mainly through nationwide strikes by truckers and protest rallies at universities during the day and street rallies through the night.

Iran has once again threatened the United States, Israel and their allies saying that “they will be defeated in the World War they have waged against Iran.”

Tensions rise between Washington and Tehran before their national teams face each other in 2022 World Cup as US soccer federation temporarily showed Iranian flag on social media without emblem of the Islamic Republic.

Chief Justice of Iran’s Esfahan province says dissident popular rap singer Toomaj Salehi has been accused of “corruption on earth” which may carry the death penalty for him.

Amid internet shutdown to prevent spread of information about the ongoing protests, the Islamic Republic plans to provide high-speed internet to "accredited” digital businesses.

Documents obtained by Iran International show Iran was coordinating secret efforts with Qatar to control who attends the World Cup and restrict any signs of dissent.

After more than two months of relative silence in Iranian media about nuclear talks, pundits have started debates on the diplomatic impasse amid popular protests.

The Pentagon late Friday denounced a rocket attack on a US base in northeastern Syria which had no casualties or damage to the base.

CBC Canada has reported that an increasing number of Iranians living in Canada have expressed their concern that they are being followed and threatened by regime agents.

Research has revealed that security forces in Iran widely used shotgun cartridges manufactured by a European company against unarmed protesters, killing and injuring dozens.

Unconfirmed reports about Iranian filmmakers shooting movies and TV series with actresses without hijab have led to controversy in the country.

The situation in Iran remained tense Saturday as people closed their businesses to show support for protests and students held sit-ins at different universities.

As Iran last week began enriching uranium to 60 percent at a second site, its chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri-Kani was in India talking economics.

The UN Human Rights Council president says he believes that the newly established fact-finding mission on Iran can make a difference.

A senior aide to former reformist President Mohammad Khatami says his letter to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei about the ongoing protests has not received a reply.

Reports from Iran say Truck Drivers’ Union has called for a nationwide strike while workers at steel and automobile factories have also stopped work on Saturday.

Dozens of ophthalmologists have warned against the use of shotgun ‘birdshots’ and other projectiles by Iran’s security forces that have blinded over 500 protesters since mid-September.

Canada’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the detention of demonstrators and the violent suppression of civilians in Iran.

A video showing a journalist at Iran’s hardline Fars News Agency who is apparently masturbating at the agency’s office has gone viral on Iranian social media.

Iranian human rights activists monitoring the situation say the number of people killed in nationwide protests has risen to at least 448 as of Friday, November 25.